Ben’s Mentors is een bekroonde ondernemerspodcast, waarin Ben in gesprek gaat met toonaangevende ondernemers, founders en experts. De podcast is uitgegroeid tot een hub voor ondernemersverhalen, inspiratie en mentorship, met de missie om de ervaring van topondernemers toegankelijk te maken voor een brede community van ambitieuze ondernemers en professionals.
Met passie mogelijk gemaakt door Ben De Coninck.
Dit Moet Je Weten Voor Je Ondernemer Wordt: Maak Deze Fouten Niet Met Kapitaal En Personeel!
Christophe Morbee is CEO van Besox, het sociaal secretariaat dat bijna x10 ging sinds hij CEO werd. Daarnaast richtte hij NewSchool VC op, een fonds van €10 miljoen dat al in +30 start-ups investeerde.
In dit gesprek:
Hoeveel kost een werknemer je echt?
Wat missen de meeste ondernemers om te groeien?
Waar letten investeerders op bij early stage startups?
Hoe zorg je dat je bedrijf sterk organisch blijft groeien?
Wat moet je weten voor je met personeel begint te werken?
En nog zoveel meer!
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🎬 Wil je deze opnames LIVE volgen en je eigen vragen stellen aan topondernemers? Word lid van House Of Mentorship: https://www.houseofmentorship.com/
🚀 Word zichtbaar als ondernemer: https://franklin.be/
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Volg Christophe:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophemorbee/
Website: https://www.besox.be/
NewSchool VC: https://www.newschool.vc/
Volg Ben/Ben's Mentors:
op LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-deconinck
op Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bensmentors/
Franklin: https://franklin.be/
Boek een gesprek op Tinrate: https://tinrate.com/u/bendeconinck
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Hoofdstukken:
(00:00) Intro
(01:46) Een Financieel Plan Dat Alles Verandert
(06:45) Hoe Een Harde Onderhandeling Me bij Aikido Bracht
(10:58) Van Slechte Student Naar Ondernemer
(18:28) Dit Woord Doet Mensen Sneller Hun Gegevens Achterlaten
(22:34) De Grootste Fout Van Ondernemers
(26:37) Waarom We De Boetes Van Onze Klanten Betaalden
(28:01) Dit Moet Je Doen voor Je Je Eerste Werknemer Aanneemt
(39:21) Wat Kost een Werknemer Je Echt?
(45:32) Dit Heb Je Fout Over Je Eerste Werknemer
(50:40) Wat Maakt Het Aikido-team zo Speciaal?
(54:42) Waarom Beginnen Belgen te Traag met Personeel?
(56:18) Ken Je de Cijfers Achter Je Eigen Bedrijf Wel?
(1:01:51) Hoe We van 17 naar 110 Mensen Groeiden
(1:03:42) Hoe Werkt Onbeperkt Verlof?
(1:09:04) Wordt Payroll Ooit Volledig door AI Overgenomen?
(1:18:52) Hoe Software Je Duizenden Euro’s per Maand Kan Besparen
(1:22:29) Wat Zoeken Investeerders in Ondernemers Waarin Ze Investeren?
(1:25:53) De Eigenschap Die Belgische Founders het Vaakst Missen
(1:31:40) Geld Uitgeven Is Makkelijk. Geld Vragen Was Mijn Grootste Drempel
(1:36:02) Waarom Ik Zelf 25% in Mijn Eigen Fonds Stak
(1:41:35) Het Gratis Marketingtrucje Dat Ik Mijn Start-ups Leer
(1:46:57) Wat Gebeurt Er aan het Einde van een VC-Fonds?
(1:55:54) Grootste Fuckup Als Ondernemer
(1:57:14) Hoe Voorkom Je Ruzie in een Familiebedrijf?
(2:01:09) Wat Moet Je Doen Als Je Elke Ochtend met Tegenzin Opstaat?
4 Nov 2026
The Secret To Growing Fast: How Lexroom Went From 0 to €30M ARR in 3 Years
Martina Domenicali is co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer of Lexroom, the Italian legal AI platform that grew from 0 to 30 million in annual recurring revenue in three years. At 28, she co-leads a team of 300 people across five European markets.
In this conversation:
What’s the secret to incredible growth?
Where is the moat when everyone has AI?
How do you go from 0 to 1 million in revenue?
Why do you need to launch before you’re ready?
How do you scale from 1 to 10M ARR in less than a year?
How do you sell new technology to a conservative industry?
And so much more!
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🚀 Grow your business with founder visibility: https://franklin.be/
🎬 Want to follow these recordings LIVE and ask your own questions to top entrepreneurs? Join House Of Mentorship: https://www.houseofmentorship.com/
🎤 This episode was made at Tectonic: https://www.tectonicconf.eu/
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Follow Martina/Lexroom:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinadomenicali/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/martinadomenicali/
Website: https://www.lexroom.ai/en
Follow Ben/Ben's Mentors:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-deconinck
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bensmentors/
Founder Visibility: https://franklin.be/
Book a call on Tinrate: https://tinrate.com/u/bendeconinck
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Chapters:
(00:00) Intro
(00:12) From Zero to 30 Million ARR in Three Years
(02:30) Stop Waiting for the Perfect Moment
(05:32) Why You Should Choose Your Co-Founders Before Your Idea
(08:14) We Launched Before We Were Ready
(10:32) The Customers We Ignored Changed Everything
(14:17) Why Simple Pricing Sells
(17:23) Why Half of Our Company Is in Sales
(20:08) How We Grew to 8 Million ARR on Inbound
(23:27) Why Even Our Co-Design Partners Had to Pay
(24:30) How to Go From 0 to 1 Million ARR
(26:09) What Changes After Your First Million
(27:51) When Should You Buy Instead of Build?
(29:01) Markets Are Less Different Than You Think
(32:08) Will AI Replace Lawyers?
(35:12) Blitzscaling: Which Fires Should You Let Burn?
(40:19) Where Is the Moat When Everyone Has AI?
(44:43) Why Every Founder Needs a Coach
(45:53) How to Survive Failing in Public
(47:18) The Hiring Mistake That Hurts Your Culture
(50:28) Why Women Don't Apply for Sales Jobs
(53:44) Start Before You're Ready
28 Oct 2026
Silicon Valley CEO: If You’re An Entrepreneur... Listen! How We’re Raising The World’s Ambition!
Felix Lee is co-founder and CEO of ADPList, the free mentorship platform used in more than 160 countries. He grew up selling bread from his family's bakery in Singapore, skipped university, sold his first startup at 19 and moved to San Francisco to build a global company.
In this conversation:
How do you make money with a free platform?
How do you compete for talent as a small startup?
How do you build a company that changes the world?
What does nobody tell you about getting into Silicon Valley?
What is the one thing you need to become insanely successful?
And so much more!
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🎬 Want to follow these recordings LIVE and ask your own questions to top entrepreneurs? Join House Of Mentorship: https://www.houseofmentorship.com/
🚀 Grow your business with founder visibility: https://franklin.be/
🎤 This episode was made at Tectonic: https://www.tectonicconf.eu/
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Follow Felix/ADPList:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/felixleezd/
X: https://x.com/felixleezd
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/felixleezd/
Instagram ADPList: https://www.instagram.com/joinadplist/
Website: https://adplist.org/
Newsletter: https://adplist.substack.com/
Follow Ben/Ben's Mentors:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-deconinck
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bensmentors/
Founder Visibility: https://franklin.be/
Book a call on Tinrate: https://tinrate.com/u/bendeconinck
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Chapters:
(00:00) Intro
(01:13) Why the World Needs More Ambition
(02:39) What Selling Bread on the Streets Taught Me About Business
(05:02) The Book That Made Me Drop My Scholarship
(07:15) The $250,000 Exit That Went Wrong
(09:27) Why Can't Singapore Build the Next Google?
(13:38) Why I Skipped University to Join a YC Startup
(15:21) How a Google Sheet Became ADPList
(17:02) The Boss Who Made Me Choose: Quit or Stop
(19:44) Why We Rebuilt Calendly Ourselves
(21:44) How Do You Make Money with a Free Platform?
(26:49) Why My Community Hated It When We Asked for Money
(29:42) Should You Start a Nonprofit to Change the World?
(31:30) How Much Money Does a Free Platform Make?
(32:43) Why I Fired Almost My Entire Team
(35:18) How Do You Hire When Cursor and SpaceX Want the Same People?
(38:28) All My Life I Have Been Unwanted
(39:59) What I Want People to Say When I'm Gone
(44:32) What Is Innovation Really?
(45:44) Why We Ship Two Things Every Single Week
(47:52) The Email That Almost Shut Down ADPList
(51:20) Is AI the Enemy of Human Mentorship?
(54:18) How a Non-Developer Won a Silicon Valley Hackathon
(57:42) Why I Waited Too Long to Move to San Francisco
(1:01:31) The Hidden Walls of Silicon Valley Nobody Tells You About
(1:04:40) The AI Agent Trap Most Founders Fall For
(1:06:10) Why You Can't Be Great Without a Track Record of Excellence
(1:08:38) The One Thing You Owe Your Five-Year-Old Self
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